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LettiersPatent No. 70,609, dated November 5, 1867.,

'COMBINED DOORLPASTENBR AND POCKET-KNIFE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCRN:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. PORTER, of Manchester, in the county of Hillsborough, andState of New Hampshire, have invented a Combined Door-lastener and Pocket-Knife; and I do hereby declare that the I lfollowing is a full', clear, and exact description" thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe art to nia-ke and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure lis a side view of a pocket-knife, with a door-fastener combined, that is shown as opened.

Figure 2, a. cross-section in-plane of the line L x, fig. 1. v

Figure 3 is a side view of the knife with the fastener closed or encased therein.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The present invention consists in the combination, with an ordinary pocket-knife, of' va device suitable for use as a fastener for doors, the arrangement of which will now be described.

A, in the drawings, represents a pocket-knife, which, in its' construction and arrangement of blade, mayA be similar to any of the ordinary pocket-knives. B,`the fastener for doors, which fastener is made of a bar or shank, C, of metal, that'at one end is provided with a sharp hook or point, D, and at thevothcr is hung by pins a on the sides of the'two handles opposite, in slots 6,'extending in the direction of thelength ofthe handle, across E to the pocket-knife. This fastener is acted upon byva back-spring in thc knife-casc similar tothose arranged for the ordinary cutting blades.

In the use of the combined pocket-knife and door-fastener above described, first open the blades of the knife to obvate any hindrance therefrom. Then open the fastener B halfway, placing it in the door-casing.

Close the door, and, taking hold of the handle, push it along the length of the slot, and your door is fastened.

I claitn as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I The door-fastener B, constructed and arranged to operate as described, in combination with a pocket-knife.

' BENJAMIN F. PORTER. Witnesses: I'

BRAGKETT B. WEEKs,

GEO. MonGAN. 

